Pare collecting device



J. W. POPE FARE COLLECTING DEVICE I Filed Oct. 2, 1919 s sheds-sheet 1"Nov. 6, 1923. 1,472,937

- J. W. POPE FARE COLLECTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 2, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheet 2N WITNESSES IN l/E N TOR JZWUPb 8 A TTORNEYS HAEZEB? Filed Oct. 2, 19193 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Q/0/7/7 M fipe WI TNESSES ,4 TTORIJE V8Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

UNETED I than? JOHN WESLEY POPE, or MEMPHIS, TENnEssEE.

FARE-COLLECTING ioEvIcE' Application filed October 2, 1919. Serial No.327,896.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VVESLEY-POPE,

to provide a device of the character-spec ifiedespecially adapted foruse in such systems with the car stop annunciator and ticket timestamping device forming the subject matter. of my co-pendingapplications, wherein a turnstile is provided, normally lockedandcontrolled to unlock by the insertion of the proper coin or coins inthe collector.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a street car provided with thecollectors;

Figure 2- is a top plan view of the turnstile shaft lockingmechanismwith parts in section;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the coin controlled mechanism; I

Figure 4 is a section at right angles to Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a detail view of the mutilated gears;

Figure 6 is a side view of a plunger;

Figure 7 is a front view;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8 8 of Figur 10;

Figure 9 is a front view of the counting dial- Figure 10 is a verticalsection of 'the'disk counter. v V

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with a.street car 1 of any approved'typ'e, having the platform 2 at its ends,over which the passenger must pass to enterthe car. On each platform isarranged aturnstile 3, through which the passenger. must enter to gainthe interior of the. car, and these stiles are normally locked againstegress, but move freely to permit ingress, the lock being released bythe insertion of the proper coin in the coin controlled mechanism. Theshaft fi of the turnstile carries a ratchet ring 5 having teeth whichare engaged by a pawl 6 to prevent rotation of the turnstile in adirection to permit the passenger to depart. The pawl 6 and ratchet ring5 constitute lock mechanism for the 'turnstile. This pawl is controlledto released position by I a pawl or master bar 7 mounted to movelongitudinally, and pivoted at one end to the pawl.- The other end ofthe lever" extends longitudinally of the fare box 8. This fare box hasfive chutes. 9, 10, 11,12 and 13, the said chutes being of a sizetopermit the passage of coins of different. denominations, as, forinstance 5, 10, 25c, 50 and $1.00 and ticket transfer disks.

Adjacent to each of these chutes there is mounted a plungerrod 1 1,eac-h irod extending through the top of the "case and having I a head 15above'the case. The rods are mounted to slide in horizontal partitions16 and 17, and each rod is normally spring pressed upward by a coilspring 18, encirclingthe rod between' the partition 17 and a stop19 onthe rod. Each rod is' norma1ly locked against downward movement by meansof a locking lever 20; Each of these levers is pivoted on the wall ofthe adjacent chute, and has at one end a lug 21, extending into thechute and adapted to be engaged by an entering coin, to swing'the'upperplunger rod is released. It is to be understood that in the operation ofthe device a light pressure is exerted upon the plunger rod immediatelyprior to the insertion of the coin in the coin slot so that when" the Ycoinoperates to release the lever 20 the plunger rod will besimultaneously operated to such an extent at least as to'preventre lockingotthe plungerrod as ,the initialdownward movement of the plunger rofdcaused by the light pressure exerted thereon prior to and during theinsertion of the coin prevents the return of the lockingllever'ill) tolocking position.

Just above the partition 16,1ea'bh chute iticut away, and a pair'of'ch'aniieI shaped V,

leaves 24 and 25 is hinged to the chute at the cut away portion. One ofthese leaves 25 has a laterally extending arm 26 connected withmechanism to be later described, while the other leaf 24 carries a camlug 27. This cam lug 27 is normally just below a similar lug 28 on theadjacent plunger rod, and it will be evident that when the plunger rodis pressed downward the interengagement of the cam lugs 27 28 will movethe leaves 24 and 25, with the coin between them laterally away from theplunger rod.-

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 it willbe seen that the leaves 25 of thefirst two coin chutes are connected by an arm 26 with one end of thelever 29 pivoted at 30 intermediate its end on the partition 16. Theother end of each lever'29 engages a pin 31 on the bar 7 before.mentioned. When these leaves are moved laterally by the downward movement. of the plunger, the bar 7 will be drawn to the left of Fig. 2,releasing the pawl 6, and releasing the turnstile.

The chutes 11, 12, and 13 are for permitting the payment of multiplefares, as for instance, five 5c fares, ten 5 fares, five 10c fares orthe like.

, In the multiple fare chutes, the leaves 25 are connected to bellcranks or elbow levers 32, the said levers being pivoted at 33 onthe-partition 16. A controlling shaft 34 is journaled substantiallyparallel with the bar 7 and an operating shaft 35 is journaled parallelwith the shaf 34. between the same and the bar 7. The shaft 34 has abevel gear 36 at one end which meshes with a similar gear 37 on a hortshaft 38 having a bevel gear 39 meshing with a gear 40 on the lockingshaft 4 for the turnstile. This shaft 34 also carries a series ofpinions 41, the pinions corresponding in number to the number of themultiple fare coin chutes.

Each pinion 41 is adapted to be engaged by the teeth of a-multilatedgear 42 loosely mounted on the shaft 35, adjacent to the pinion 41. Aratchet wheel 43 is mounted on the shaft adjacent to each multilatedgear 42, and one such ratchet wheel is secured to each multilated gear.Each ratchet wheel is engaged by a pawl 44 controlled by the adjacentbell crank 32.

hen a multiple fare is paid, the movement of the leaves 24 and 25laterally by the plunger will swing the bell crank adjacent .thereto,and will advance the mutilated gear 42 to bring the teeth thereof intomesh with the pinion 41. A bevel gear 45 is rigid with eachv mutilatedgear 42, and each bevel gear engages a bevel gear 46 on a shaft 47journaled on the partition 16. Each of these shafts 47 carries a cam 48at the end adjacent to the bar 7, and each cam engages a pin 49 onthebar. 7

When a mutilated pinion 42 is moved into mesh with a pinion 41 as abovementioned,

the cam 48 adjacent thereto is also operated to move the looking bar 7in a direction to release the pawl 6. The mutilated gears 42 are gearedto the shaft 4 in such manner that the turnstile may turn for instancefive times, that is may turn to admit five passengers before themutilated gear moves out of mesh with the pinion, and before the cam 48releases the pawl controlling bar 7, to permit the pawl 6 to engage theteeth of the ring 5 to lock the turnstile controlling shaft. 'It will beobvious that only that cam '48 adjacent to the particular coin chutewill operate, so that the release of the turnstile will continue duringa predetermined num- L ito return the pawl to engaging position,

when it is not held out of engagement by the locking bar. When any oneof the cams 48 hold the bar 7 retracted, that is in such position as tohold the pawls 6 out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet ring 5,

the teeth '51 snap by the pin 50*, this pin 50 1 being suflicientlyresilient to permit of this action.

It is thus obvious that the master bar 7, pins 31 and levers 29, pins 49and cams 48 and associated elements constitute release mechanism for thelock mechanism and that the, cams 48, their shafts 47 and pinions 46constitute as a minor element of the release mechanism operating meansfor the cam. The pinions 36, 37 and 39, gears 41 and 42 and shafts 34,35 and 38 constitute motion transmission means between the turn'stileand the operating means of the release mechanism.

Each coin chute delivers to a compartment 52 below the chute, and a gateor door 53 is arranged between each compartment 52 and the chute. Thesegates are normally held closed and are opened by the upward movement ofthe plunger when it is released. An

angle bracket 54 is secured to each plunger below the partition 16, andeach of these brackets is connected by an arm 55 with the shaft 56 towhich the dooror gate is also connected. These shafts 56 are journaledin brackets 57 on the under face of the pan ti'tion 16, when the plungermoves upward,

the gate is opened to permit the coin to pass through the chute to thecompartment 52.

A glass front is provided for each compartment 52, in order that themotorman may'observe the coins in the compartment.

' Each compartment 52 delivers into a coin x58 arranged directly belowthe compartment, and normally separated therefrom by a gate or door 59.These gates are controlled by a lever 60 to dump the coins from theCompartment 52 into the coin box, and the'box may be removed at thebarns for emptying. A counter is arranged adjacent services of aconductor to be dispensed with,

and the turnstile may be at the entrance or exit, or the rear end mayhave a door which may be released by a spring operated by'themotorman-conductor. In the event of a panic, a master plunger isprovided for releasing the pawl 6, the same being under the control ofthe motorman, and in practice this plunger will be so plainlydesignated, that in case the motorman-conductor is disabled or killedany one else can release the door.

It will be understood that the turnstile has a sufficient number of barsto prevent persons passing through or over in the effort to leave thecar by the entrance, instead of going to the exit door.

While any form of counter may be used, that shown in Figures 8, 9 and 10is especially designed to be used, and is best adapted for the purpose,since it takes up but little space and requires slight power to operate.

The improved counter comprises a suitable casing 65 in which issupported a shaft 66, the said shaft being supported by the rear wall ofthe casing and by a transverse partition 67 which is a dial in rear ofthe front wall of the case which, in practice, is transparent in orderthat the dial may be seen. This shaft carries toothed wheels 68, and 69,the former being of larger diameter than the latter.

The dial 67 is fixed in the casing, and a bushing 70 is journaled in thedial, and the bushing carries on the opposite side of the dial 6'7 fromthe gear wheel a counting hand or indicator 71. A second counting handor indicator 72 is secured to the shaft 66.

The counters are operated by the plungers i l, which have suitableprojections for engaging the teeth of the wheel 68. Referring to Figure10. it will be seen that the casing 65 has a slot 73, through which aroller 74 held on the plunger let may'pass to engage the teeth of thewheel. The wheel is turned one tooth for each downward movement of theplunger, the said wheel being arranged to count any suitable number, as,for instance, one hundred or any multiple thereof.

Each complete rotation ofthe wheel6'8- is registered by the Wheel 69,the said wheel 69 being moved a distance of one tooth at each completerotation of the wheel 68. V

A pawl '7 5 is mounted to slide radially of the wheel 68 and this pawlis normally spring pressed outward by a spring 76 held on the face ofthe wheel 68. This pawl has 7 an angular portion whichis adapted toengage the teeth of the wheel 69fand it is normally held out of engagingposition with the said wheel by the spring 76. Once dur ing eachcomplete rotation of the wheel 68 the pawl is engaged by a cam 77 heldin the casing 65, and the pawl is depressed far enough to cause it toengage the teeth of the wheel 69. Thus the wheel 69 will be turned onetooth for each complete rotation of the wheel 68. i

I claim:

1. A fare collecting device, comprising in combination with a turnstile,of means nor mally operative for locking theturnstile from turningmovement in one direction, a series of coin controlled means forreleasing the locking means, means operated by the turning of theturnstile and controlled by sundry of the coin controlled means tooperative and inoperative position for holding the locking meansreleased during a predetermined movement of the turnstile, the means forpreventing rotation of the turnstile comprising a pawl and ratchetmechanism. a link connected with the pawl of the said mechanism, andhaving laterally extending stops, certain of the coin controlled meansdirectly engaging stops of the link to move the same in a direction torelease the pawl, cams engaging other of the stops, a shaft rotated bythe turning of the turnstile, a second shaft having adriving connectionwith the cams and normally disconnected from the first named shaft,other of thesaid coin controlled means having means in connectiontherewith for connecting said last named shaft to the first named shaft.

2. In a device of the character described, a turn stile, lockingmechanism for said turn stile, release mechanism for said lookingmechanism including a master bar having a series of pins,- operatingmeans coacting with said pins including a series of cams, actuatingmechanism for said cams including a shaft and gearing, coin operatedmeans controlling said actuating mechanism, motion transmission meansbetween the turn stile and said cam operating means including a shaft,gears on said shaft and mutilated gears on said first-named shaftandadapted to be meshed with the gears on said last-named shaft under thecontrol of said coin operated means.

3. In a device of the character described, a turn stile, lockingmechanism for the ing mechanism including a master bar hav- V toinitially ing a series of pins, a series of cams cooper-able with saidpins, and operatmg mechanism for said cams, coin operated means saidrelease means and adapted actuate tl e operating means for said cams,and motion transmission means between said turn stile and said camoperating means adapted to effect actuation of said cam operating meanssubsequent to controlling the initial o eration thereof bv said coin r pt operating means.

4. In a device of the character described, a turnstile, lockingmechanism therefor, re lease mechanism for said locking mechanismincluding a master bar having a series of pins projecting therefrom,aseries of operating mechanisms coacting with said pins and adapted tomove and hold the master bar in released position for various predetermined periods, a series of coin operated mechanisms controlling theoperating means of the release mechanism and motion transmission meansbetween the turn stile and certain of the operating means of the releasemechanism.

5. In a device of the character described, a turn stile, lockingmechanism for said turnstile, release mechanism for said lockingmechanism including a master bar, a series of operating mechanisms forsaid master bar adapted to hold the same in re-,

leased position for variable times, coin operated mechanisms controllingsaid release mechanisms, and motion transmission means between certainof the operating means of said release mechanism and said turn stile.

6. In a device of the character described, a turn stile, lockingmechanism for the turn stile, release mechanism for the lockingmechanism including a master bar having a'series of pins, a series ofcams cooperable with the pins, and coin operated mechanism controllingsaid series of cams.

JOHN WESLEY POPE.

